§ 790f. — Reports by Director.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC790f]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 16B--FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ENERGY INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS
Sec. 790f. Reports by Director
(a) Periodic and special reports by Director to Congress and public;
contents
The Director shall make periodic reports and may make special
reports to the Congress and the public, including but not limited to--
(1) such reports as the Director determines are necessary to
provide a comprehensive picture of the quarterly, monthly, and, as
appropriate, weekly supply and consumption of the various nonmineral
energy resources, mineral fuels, and electricity in the United
States; the information reported may be organized by company, by
States, by regions, or by such other producing and consuming
sectors, or combinations thereof, and shall be accompanied by an
appropriate discussion of the evolution of the energy supply and
consumption situation and such national and international trends and
their effects as the Director may find to be significant; and
(2) an annual report which includes, but is not limited to, a
description of the activities of the Office and the National Energy
Information System during the preceding year; a summary of all
special reports published during the preceding year; a summary of
statistical information collected during the preceding year; short-,
medium-, and long-term energy consumption and supply trends and
forecasts under various assumptions; and, to the maximum extent
practicable, a summary or schedule of the amounts of mineral fuel
resources, nonmineral energy resources, and mineral fuels that can
be brought to market at various prices and technologies and their
relationship to forecasted demands.
(b) Duty of Director to insure adequate documentation of forecasts and
reports; periodic audit and validation of analytical
methodologies; availability of information to public
(1) The Director, on behalf of the Administrator, shall insure that
adequate documentation for all statistical and forecast reports prepared
by the Director is made available to the public at the time of
publication of such reports. The Director shall periodically audit and
validate analytical methodologies employed in the preparation of
periodic statistical and forecast reports.
(2) The Director shall, on a regular basis, make available to the
public information which contains validation and audits of periodic
statistical and forecast reports.
(c) Approval prior to publication of forecasts and reports
Prior to publication, the Director may not be required to obtain the
approval of any other officer or employee of the United States with
respect to the substance of any statistical or forecasting technical
reports which he has prepared in accordance with law.
(Pub. L. 93-275, Sec. 57, as added Pub. L. 94-385, title I, Sec. 142,
Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1139.)
Effective Date
Section effective 150 days after Aug. 14, 1976, see section 143 of
Pub. L. 94-385, set out as a note under section 790 of this title.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(a)(2) of this section relating to an annual report to Congress, see
section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 90 of House
Document No. 103-7.
Transfer of Functions
Functions assigned to Director of Office of Energy Information and
Analysis under this subchapter vested in Administrator of Energy
Information Administration within Department of Energy by section
7135(c) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Federal Energy Administration terminated and functions vested by law
in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless
otherwise specifically provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of Title
42.
